CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, bold red indicates a description is needed for verification at county or national level, green indicates category D (reasonable doubt of natural occurrence) or category E (escapes or non-sustaining introductions).
Thu 04 December 2025
2000 Pink-footed Goose (plus, on and off the reserve) ,
75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (plus, Eye Field) ,
20 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
2 Little Egret ,
4 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (heard, S end E Bank) ,
4 Avocet ,
2 Curlew ,
16 Black-tailed Godwit (15 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Brackish) ,
6 Redshank ,
6 Dunlin ,
6 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
698 Lapwing ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,
3 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,
1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 03 December 2025
2 Bearded Tit (Approach to Bishops) ,
4 Reed Bunting ,
1 Stonechat ,
2 Wren ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kingfisher ,
[Mick Roe]
Wed 03 December 2025
3
Glossy Ibis
(North Scrape - in to roost.)
,
4 Little Grebe (Main Drain from Gillmor Hide) ,
1 Caspian Gull (1st winter in large gull roost - good pick up by DF) ,
c.3500
Pink-footed Goose
(Incredible roost arrival at sunset. Most onto Billy's Wash)
,
1 Sparrowhawk (Male on gateway east side of North Scrape) ,
11 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,
c.8 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (North Scrape) ,
120 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field - including the leucistic individual) ,
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
12 Golden Plover (Over Eye Field at dusk) ,
2 Stonechat (Fenceline along beach) ,
12 Pintail (Over reserve) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 03 December 2025
2000 Pink-footed Goose (on Wigeon Marsh, many more flying around) ,
13 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,
4 Little Grebe (1 Don's, 3 Brackish/Main Drain) ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant ,
8 Moorhen (incl 6 on Snipe's) ,
5 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
14 Redshank ,
3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m, Pat's) ,
5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
326 Lapwing ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,
1 Kestrel (juv) ,
1 Grey Wagtail (briefly, Snipe's Marsh) ,
2 Stonechat (pr, Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 02 December 2025
Tue 02 December 2025
Tue 02 December 2025
Tue 02 December 2025
Tue 02 December 2025
1 Pintail (ad m) ,
4 Moorhen ,
1 Mute Swan (juv (4GEW)) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 02 December 2025
2500 Pink-footed Goose (flocks on and off reserve from fields) ,
13 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E) ,
20 Pintail (2 Brackish, 18 Arnold's but mobile) ,
6 Little Grebe (Don's, Brackish & Main Drain) ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant ,
4 Avocet (Pat's) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
4 Curlew ,
3 Redshank ,
5 Snipe (3 Pat's, 2 Brackish) ,
19 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
423 Lapwing ,
1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Red Kite (W) ,
1 Kestrel ,
5 Marsh Harrier (incl. yellow tagged fem) ,
2 Stonechat (pr E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]